Final Supplemental EIR No. 2 - Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension

Executive Summary
Background
The Pasadena Metro Blue Line Construction Authority/Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension
Construction Authority (the “Authority”) initially prepared a Draft Environmental Impact
Statement/Environmental Impact Report (the “Draft EIS/EIR”) for the Gold Line Foothill
Extension Project (the “Project”). Referred to as Phase 2 of the overall Project and, at complete
build out, extending from the cities of Pasadena to Montclair, the Project was divided into two
subsequent phases: Phase 2A, spanning from the cities of Pasadena to Azusa, and Phase 2B,
spanning from the cities of Azusa to Montclair. Phase 2A includes 11.5 miles of track through six
cities (Pasadena, Arcadia, Monrovia, Duarte, Irwindale, and Azusa), six stations, and the
construction of a new Maintenance and Operation (M&O) Facility. In conjunction with Authority’s
decision to proceed with Phase 2A, a Final EIR was prepared based on the Draft EIS/EIR, though
this document was only for the purposes of the Phase 2A extension. It was certified pursuant to the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in February 2007 as the Gold Line Phase II Pasadena to
Montclair-Foothill Extension Final Environmental Impact Report (the “2007 Final EIR”).
Following certification, additional Project refinements to the design of Phase 2A were identified, and
two addenda were prepared to address these refinements. The “Addendum to Gold Line Phase II
Extension Project as Certified for Segment 1 (SCH # 2003061157)” dated August 21, 2009 (the
“2007 Final EIR Addendum No. 1”) assessed the following Project refinements:
Constructing a grade separation and pedestrian crossing over Santa Anita Avenue in
the City of Arcadia.
Redesigning the Myrtle Avenue/Duarte Road/California Avenue at-grade crossings
and relocation of traction power supply substation (TPSS) unit No. 3 due to Station
Square transit-oriented development in the City of Monrovia.
Shifting the Irwindale Station location approximately 75 feet eastward from the
previously proposed location in the City of Irwindale.
Eliminating the shift of the freight rail track from the south side to the north side in
the City of Azusa.
The “Addendum to Gold Line Phase II Extension Project as Certified for Segment 1 (SCH #
2003061157)” dated June 18, 2010 (the “2007 Final EIR Addendum No. 2”) assessed the following
Project refinements:
Relocating TPSS unit No. 1 due to drainage concerns in the City of Arcadia.
Relocating and/or shifting TPSS unit No. 5 to avoid existing improvements (water
well/water tanks) and moving the access road in the City of Duarte.
Relocating the rail crossover between Station 1026+00 and Station 1031+00 to 1200
feet west of the current location in the City of Monrovia. This refinement also
Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Phase 2A ES-1
Supplemental EIR No. 2 for Additional Project Refinements